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Publisher
[Parallel Lines Documentary Production & Distribution]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In this award-winning new documentary, director Jen Senko seeks to discover why her WWII veteran fathers personality radically transformed from that of a non-political Kennedy Democrat to an angry right-wing fanatic after his discovery of Talk Radio and Fox News. In trying to understand how this happened, Senko not only finds this to be a phenomenon, but also comes to a startling conclusion about the course of the media over the last 30-40 years....
2) Inside job
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Provided is an analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research, and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation,...
Publisher
Distributed by Sky Island Films
Pub. Date
2004]
Language
English
Description
Brings together an ex-"60-Minutes" producer, a United States congressman, as well as some of the country's leading intellectual voices on the media to examine the mix of business, politics and idealogy that is the modern mainstream media. From the very size of the media monopolies and how they got that way to who decides what gets on the air and what doesn't, this film moves through a troubling list of questions and news stories that go unanswered...
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Investigates the development and demise of the fuel-efficient, environment-friendly electric car. Examines the Bush administration's role in the car's being peremptory pulled from production, the influence of the automobile industry and oil interests, and implications for the future of sustainable energy in the United States.
5) Crude impact
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"It took hundreds of millions of years for petroleum to form on Earth. It took just 150 years for human beings to bleed the planet of roughly half of this oil. ... Examines the catastrophic prospect of 'world peak oil', or the point in time when the quantity of petroleum extracted from the earth begins to irreversibly decline."--Container
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Comedian and podcast king Adam Carolla and radio talk show host Dennis Prager take the audience on a powerful and entertaining journey to expose the growing threat to free speech taking place on university campuses, in social media, and at your place of work. Along the way, Carolla and Prager show Americans how to have the courage to defend their First Amendment rights.
7) Golub/Spero
Publisher
Kartemquin
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Features the award-winning Kartemquin documentary Golub: Late Works are the Catastrophes and two films by Irene Sosa on the work of artist Nancy Spero, as well as an extensive gallery of their artistic works, film out-takes, and more. The DVD explores the process of making art, expresses the relationship between art, politics and society, and puts it all in a historical context
8) The square
Publisher
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
"The Square offers a truly unique insight into the human stories behind the political and social upheaval of revolution. Filmed on the ground during the Egyptian uprising, The Square explores far beyond the million man marches and bloody battles shown on international news, and is a truly immersive experience, transporting the viewer deeply into the intense emotional drama and personal stories never normally heard. It is the inspirational story of...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein's three-part, six-hour documentary series examines how the American people and leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged America's identity as a nation of immigrants and the very ideals of democracy.
The U.S. and the Holocaust examines America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century....
10) White riot
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Britain Late, the '70s. Punk is exploding. The country is deeply divided over immigration. The National Front, a far-right political party, is gaining strength as politicians like Enoch Powell push a xenophobic agenda. Outraged by a racist speech from Eric Clapton, music photographer Red Saunders teams up with like-minded creatives to create Rock Against Racism. The RAR zine reports on stories and issues that the mainstream British media ignores,...
11) Capitalism
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. But how much do we understand about how it originated, and what makes it work? Capitalism is an ambitious but accessible six-part series that looks at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world. Featuring interviews with some of the world's great historians, economists, anthropologists, and social critics, Capitalism...
12) Tickling giants
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Bassem Youssef made a decision that's every mother's worst nightmare - he left his job as a heart surgeon to become a full-time comedian. Dubbed "The Egyptian Jon Stewart," Bassem creates the most viewed television program in the Middle East. He has 30 million viewers per episode, compared to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart's 2 million viewers. In a country where free speech is not settled law, Bassem comes up with creative ways to non-violently...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails.
Publisher
Sundance Selects
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The story of the brave young men and women who successfully reversed the tide of an epidemic, demanded the attention of a fearful nation, and stopped AIDS from becoming a death sentence. This improbable group of activists bucked oppression and infiltrated government agencies and the pharmaceutical industry, helping to identify promising new medication and treatments and move them through trials and into drugstores in record time.
Publisher
Disinformation
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behavior. From the Koch Brothers to ExxonMobil, to oil industry front groups, to prominent politicians...
18) Wikisecrets
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
It's the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history: the leaking of more than half-a-million classified documents on the Wikileaks website in the spring of 2010. Behind it all stand two very different men: Julian Assange, the Internet activist and hacker who published the documents, and an Army intelligence analyst named Bradley E. Manning, who's currently charged with handing them over. Assange's mission is to force the United States and other governments...
19) Not Just a Game
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
We've been told again and again that sports and politics don't mix. In this documentary, Dave Zirin, sports editor of The Nation magazine, takes viewers on a tour of the good, the bad, and the ugly of American sports culture -- showing how sports have helped both to stabilize and to disrupt the political status quo throughout history. Explores how American sports, at their worst, have reinforced repressive political ideas and institutions by glamorizing...
Publisher
ReelWorks Studio
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Witness the incredible true story of one man's personal journey to healing that led to an international prayer movement. Retired firefighter Mark Taylor finds himself in a crisis of faith as he struggles with a diagnosis of PTSD. As he works to understand his remarkable experience, he shares his vision and it spreads across the globe.
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